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michelle obama four years ago, the country didn't know her. she had to done accusations about her patriotism. how different this time around four years later after being first lady? >> starkly different. earlier we spoke with the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign and she agrees with that point. she says look, back in 2008 michelle obama was an attorney, a mother, a blank slate to many americans and it was barack obama who soaked up most of the good press out there. this time it's much different. michelle obama comes into the race with popularity that is viewed by the obama campaign itself as their not so secret weapon. tonight you're seeing a lot of that on display as the first lady in essence trying to vouch for this president spending some of her own political capital on the president. listen to this. >> back when we have first came together four years ago, i still had some concerns about this journey we'd begun. while i believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country and i was certain he would make an extraordinary pres
michelle obama four years ago, the country didn't know her. she had to done accusations about her patriotism. how different this time around four years later after being first lady? >> starkly different. earlier we spoke with the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign and she agrees with that point. she says look, back in 2008 michelle obama was an attorney, a mother, a blank slate to many americans and it was barack obama who soaked up most of the good press out there. this time...
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police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief lanier says her department is looking at the issue. >> our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> reporter: do you consider it poor judgment or potential threat? >> can't comment yet. >> the unnamed officer is still working while the investigation continues. >>> police released a new clue trying to track down a gunman who robbed two people inside a church saturday. that's the suspect there in the video running across the street following a man inside st. stephen's church in northwest and held up the victims moments later. fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. >> reporter: st. stephen and the incarnation episcopal church on newton street in northwest is an activist congregation known for its good works. >> it has a great tradition and history of helping others selflessly. >> reporter: located in a historic district it's a diverse church housing a homeless ministry and other assista
police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief lanier says her department is looking at the issue. >> our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> reporter: do you consider it poor judgment or potential threat? >> can't comment yet. >> the unnamed officer is still working while the investigation continues. >>> police released...
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. >> among the speakers the first night first lady michelle obama. >>> facebook is taking its advertising to the next level and the glasses in your cabinet could be making you drink faster? which glasses will help you slow down. >> plus a fan falls to his death during a pro football game. why the team insists the stadium is safe. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. >>> a fan fell 60 feet to his death during a houston texans game last night. the houston chronicle is reporting 25-year-old jonathan kelly was trying to slide down the side of an escalator when he fell
. >> among the speakers the first night first lady michelle obama. >>> facebook is taking its advertising to the next level and the glasses in your cabinet could be making you drink faster? which glasses will help you slow down. >> plus a fan falls to his death during a pro football game. why the team insists the stadium is safe. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i'm barack obama and i approve this...
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earlier today first lady michelle obama made her way onto the stage, got a feel where the teleprompter is, how things look here. she'll speak on opening night, tomorrow night, and president obama is making his way to charlotte visiting key battleground states. tonight he stopped in louisiana. >> we are getting on the case very quickly about figuring out what exactly happened here, what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: earlier the president met with union workers in ohio. >> i stood with american workers. i stood with american manufacturing. i believed in you. i bet on you. i'll make that bet any day of the week. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama is already in charlotte this afternoon checking out the stage at the time warner cable arena ahead of her big speech tomorrow night. on the eve of the convention democratic delegates across the country are optimistic. >> we have made a lot of progress. we have a great president and we're to rally him and support him and show that texas may not be a blue state, but someday it will. >> reporter: meanwhile republic
earlier today first lady michelle obama made her way onto the stage, got a feel where the teleprompter is, how things look here. she'll speak on opening night, tomorrow night, and president obama is making his way to charlotte visiting key battleground states. tonight he stopped in louisiana. >> we are getting on the case very quickly about figuring out what exactly happened here, what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: earlier the president met with union...
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as of last night, a good sense to marry michelle obama. huge applause. let's pause for a minute and get your viewers a sense of what he is talking about. bill clinton placed the president's name in a nomination. he is talking to this crowd. take a listen to how the president is doing. he still has it. >> the president, the president and his education secretary supported community colleges and employers in working together to train people for jobs that are actually open in their community. even more important, after a decade in which exploding college costs have increased the dropout rate so much that the percentage of our young people with four year degrees has gone down so much that we have dropped to 16th in the world. and the percentage of young people with college degrees. so, the president's student loan reform is more important than ever. here's what it does. here's what it does. you need to tell every voter where you live about this. it lowers the cost of federal student loans. >> enjoy being back on this stage. the former president, bill clinton,
as of last night, a good sense to marry michelle obama. huge applause. let's pause for a minute and get your viewers a sense of what he is talking about. bill clinton placed the president's name in a nomination. he is talking to this crowd. take a listen to how the president is doing. he still has it. >> the president, the president and his education secretary supported community colleges and employers in working together to train people for jobs that are actually open in their community....